Rusty_Unycorn
Mongoose
The end result of my current obsession:
Coffee Maker: Coffee, due to sheer force of tradition, is measured in Cups, which is used nowhere else. The only reason why it gets away with this is because it was wildly adopted wherever the Solomani went. In fact, the biggest consumers of coffee are the Imperial Navy, the Scouts, the Marines, Engineers, Programmers, Spacers of anykind, and Pretentious Artists. In fact, the Imperial Navy is renowned across the entire known universe as having the best coffee, with an entire section of the Logistics department dedicated to sourcing the coffee. The Army, for some strange reason, prefers Tea. This particular coffee maker is more or less the Imperial Standard at TL 8. It can produce up to 16 cups (3.8 liters) of coffee, requiring 4.75 liters of water and 73 grams of ground coffee. Costs Cr.75, mass 2kg. Replacement coffee pots Cr. 20. A kilogram of coffee cost about Cr. 20. Options below:
Timer (TL 8): When preloaded with water and grounds, the timer can be set to start the brewing at a specified time. Usually set for the start of the next watch. Cr. 5, weight neg.
Brewing Presser (TL 10): A small gravitic presser is included in the unit, allowing for greater flavor and less water usage. Cr. 150, weight 750 grams.
Sealed (TL 8): By incorporating valves into the coffee pot, the contents are prevented from spilling during rough maneuvers. Combined with a Brewing Presser, it becomes possible to brew coffee in zero-g. Cr. 25, weight 250 grams.
Bulkhead mounting (TL 11): Using specialized mounting brackets, it becomes possible to stick a coffee maker just about anywhere on ship. Prevents it from being knocked around by rough maneuvers and battle damage. Does nothing for the coffee pot itself, just the brewing unit. Cr. 150, weight 1kg.
Pot Lock (TL 11): The common nickname for the method used to prevent the coffee pot from being knocked out of the brewing unit. Uses similar technology to the Bulkhead mountings. Combined with Bulkhead mounting, a Brewing presser, and the sealed option, allows the crew to stick the coffee maker literally anywhere on the ship and still have it work. WARNING: This does not mean that your engineer can stick it onto the jump engine! Last time somebody did that… Well it looked rather horrible at first, but it turned out pretty funny. [Unicorn Belt Shipyards note: Talking cats always are, especially when they try to chase a Vargr around the ship. Still have em working at the yard, good people for getting into those tight spaces. There’s just been a weird trend going around the yarddogs to make references to this ancient Solomani thing called “SMA”…] Cr 100, weight, 900 grams.
The Unicorn Belt Shipyards is my ship design hat (10cr discount to whoever gets the reference! All ships come with 1 coffee maker per 4 crew and passenger). And yes, the jump malfunction from the Bulkhead mounting/Pot Lock combo is just an excuse to do something funny and humiliating to the players :twisted:
Coffee Maker: Coffee, due to sheer force of tradition, is measured in Cups, which is used nowhere else. The only reason why it gets away with this is because it was wildly adopted wherever the Solomani went. In fact, the biggest consumers of coffee are the Imperial Navy, the Scouts, the Marines, Engineers, Programmers, Spacers of anykind, and Pretentious Artists. In fact, the Imperial Navy is renowned across the entire known universe as having the best coffee, with an entire section of the Logistics department dedicated to sourcing the coffee. The Army, for some strange reason, prefers Tea. This particular coffee maker is more or less the Imperial Standard at TL 8. It can produce up to 16 cups (3.8 liters) of coffee, requiring 4.75 liters of water and 73 grams of ground coffee. Costs Cr.75, mass 2kg. Replacement coffee pots Cr. 20. A kilogram of coffee cost about Cr. 20. Options below:
Timer (TL 8): When preloaded with water and grounds, the timer can be set to start the brewing at a specified time. Usually set for the start of the next watch. Cr. 5, weight neg.
Brewing Presser (TL 10): A small gravitic presser is included in the unit, allowing for greater flavor and less water usage. Cr. 150, weight 750 grams.
Sealed (TL 8): By incorporating valves into the coffee pot, the contents are prevented from spilling during rough maneuvers. Combined with a Brewing Presser, it becomes possible to brew coffee in zero-g. Cr. 25, weight 250 grams.
Bulkhead mounting (TL 11): Using specialized mounting brackets, it becomes possible to stick a coffee maker just about anywhere on ship. Prevents it from being knocked around by rough maneuvers and battle damage. Does nothing for the coffee pot itself, just the brewing unit. Cr. 150, weight 1kg.
Pot Lock (TL 11): The common nickname for the method used to prevent the coffee pot from being knocked out of the brewing unit. Uses similar technology to the Bulkhead mountings. Combined with Bulkhead mounting, a Brewing presser, and the sealed option, allows the crew to stick the coffee maker literally anywhere on the ship and still have it work. WARNING: This does not mean that your engineer can stick it onto the jump engine! Last time somebody did that… Well it looked rather horrible at first, but it turned out pretty funny. [Unicorn Belt Shipyards note: Talking cats always are, especially when they try to chase a Vargr around the ship. Still have em working at the yard, good people for getting into those tight spaces. There’s just been a weird trend going around the yarddogs to make references to this ancient Solomani thing called “SMA”…] Cr 100, weight, 900 grams.
The Unicorn Belt Shipyards is my ship design hat (10cr discount to whoever gets the reference! All ships come with 1 coffee maker per 4 crew and passenger). And yes, the jump malfunction from the Bulkhead mounting/Pot Lock combo is just an excuse to do something funny and humiliating to the players :twisted:
